Catalogue
and alternative designations |
NGC
5189, The spiral planetary
|
Type |
Planetary
Nebula |
Position |
13
33.5, -65 59 |
Constellation |
Musca |
Camera
and Telescope |
STL11000M
and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien |
Focal
Ratio |
F9 |
Exposure
Details |
LRGB
=90:30:30:30 with
Astrodon filters. Luminance
binned 1x1, colours binned 2x2.
|
Description |
This
planetary was discovered by Sir
John Hershel in 1835.
Visually it resembles a barred
spiral galaxy and it is probably
another example where we are
looking at the equatorial plane
from the side.
To see a full
resolution crop of the nebula
click here
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